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New Worlds of Work: Varieties of Work in Car Factories in the Bric Countries

New Worlds of Work: Varieties of Work in Car Factories in the Bric Countries

Jurgens, Ulrich
Krzywdzinski, Martin

Hardcover

Business GeneralLabor

ISBN10: 0198722672
ISBN13: 9780198722670
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: May 17 2016
Pages: 364
Weight: 1.40
Height: 0.90 Width: 5.90 Depth: 9.30
Language: English
New industrial centres are emerging in the so-called BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India, and China), where large numbers of plants have been constructed in recent years, creating many manufacturing jobs. But what does industrial work look like in these locations? Up until now, much of the interest in developing country industrialization has concentrated on the poor working conditions that characterize some export-oriented sectors in emerging economies, most notoriously in the garment industry. In contrast, the concern of this book is with the modern facilities of multinational or local manufacturers that reflect aspirations for a process of industrial upgrading that might foreshadow the future for these countries.

The book provides an analysis of work, its context, and the situation of employees in plants in the BRICs focussing on three main questions:

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